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Infographic: Google Releases App, Proceeds to Shut App Down

Tim November 12, 2019

Google's long history of releasing apps and services, then shutting them down -- sometimes abruptly -- if they aren't adopted by the masses is well documented. A few apps that come to mind are Inbox, Allo, as well as the lesser known services like Google Wave...

Monday Poll: Are You Signing Up for Google Stadia?

Tim November 11, 2019

We're a little over a full week away from the launch of Stadia, Google's cloud-based gaming platform. Set to fire up on November 19 at 9AM Pacific, we're curious if anyone here is already signed up and waiting to dive in? Stadia will eventually have two tiers:...

Voting is Open on Google Play for Your Favorite Movie, App, and Game of 2019

Tim November 11, 2019

Each year, Google hosts a vote to see what was the most popular content on its Google Play platform. The categories are typically apps, games, books, movies, plus any other type of content that Google Play sells. This year, Google is providing users with a...

Google Offers Free 3 Months of SiriusXM to Celebrate Nest Speaker Integration

Kellen November 8, 2019

Google announced last week that SiriusXM was now a supported Google Assistant music option that could be fully controlled by voice with your Google Nest Home speakers. To end this week, they are offering up 3 free months of SiriusXM service, likely to...

Pixel Phones Get a Sweet New Vibratin’, Ringin’ Feature

Kellen November 8, 2019

Google quietly rolled out a new feature to Pixel phones this week that gives you more flexibility with the reaction your phone has to incoming calls. Think of it as the perfect combo between vibration and ringing. Previously referred to as "Ramping Ringer,"...

Best Buy Pixel 4 Black Friday Deal Drops $200 Off Unlocked, an Extra $50 With Activation

Kellen November 7, 2019

Like Target, Best Buy will also host Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL promos for the Black Friday deals weekend. Again, this happens every year, but this is yet another chance for us to remind you that buying Google's new phones on day one is almost always a bad idea if...

Call Screen is Great, but Google Should Make It Easier to Search Phone Numbers of Incoming Calls

Kellen November 5, 2019

Google's Call Screen is one of my favorite new software features of the past couple of years. I probably get far too much pleasure out of sending spam bots there as a means of retaliation for messing with my day and wasting the world's time. But here's the...

Pixel and Pixel XL Will See One Final Update in December

Kellen November 5, 2019

After yesterday's November Android update arrived on the Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 4, we assumed that the lack of Pixel or Pixel XL updates meant the end of the road for the original. Today, we're learning that there will be one final update in...